Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.
Chinatown
Photos by Alan L Brown - August 2007
These two 1983 Toronto Historical Board plaques, one in Chinese and one in English, were removed in 2007 and replaced with Heritage Toronto plaques (see "Related Toronto plaque page" below). They had this to say:
The first recorded Chinese resident in Toronto was Sam Ching, who opened a business on Adelaide Street in 1878. This pioneer was joined by a growing number of Chinese, many of whom migrated eastward after they helped to build the Transcontinental Pacific Railway. By 1910 the Chinese in Toronto numbered over 1,000, largely concentrated in the Elizabeth Street area. Over the next seventy years the community grew, business increased and expanded. In the 1980s, over 100,000 people of Chinese origin reside in Metropolitan Toronto and are prominently represented in all aspects of community life.
Related web pages
Chinatown
Transcontinental Pacific Railway
Related Toronto plaque page
Toronto's First Chinatown
Plaque Location Co-ordinates: 43.652974 -79.384790
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